Interlocking metal sheet-piling.



PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.

G. E. NYE. INTERLOOKING METAL SHEET FILING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26.1906.

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lNTERLOGKiNG METAL SHEET-FILING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 8, 1907.

Application filed June 26,1906. Serial No. 323,613.

To (all who/11, 77/ 'I'I'Mcy/ concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. NYE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,

have invented certain new and useful Iniprovements in Interlocking Metal Sheetl. iling; and i do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will. enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a novel construction in interlocking metal sheet-piling, theobjeot being to provide sheet-piling in which the units employed consist entirely of stand ard structural iron; and it consists in the fea tures of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure l is a plan section of sheetpiling constructed in accordance with my invention. Figs. 2 and 3 are similar views of slightly-modified forms of construction Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

My said invention consists of channel-bar units A disposed with the outer faces of the flanges of adjacent units in contact, said units being, however, alterinttely oppositely disposed. To each of said units adjacent one side thereof I secure Z-bars B and C, said Z-bar B being disposed so that one of its flanges lies in contact with the outer face of the web of the channel-bar and so that its 5 web portion is disposed substantially parallel with the outer face of the flange of said channcl-bar adjacent which. said Z-bar is ,scrnrvd. Said Z-bar C is secured to the clumnchbar, sothat one of its flanges lies in rontact with the inner face of the web of said clsaznu-l-lmr and so that its web portion iirs practically in contact with the inner face so flange of said (lid-Hlltl-lJdZ' adjacent .u'h said Z-bar is sccnrml. The other lie gr of said Z-bar (f proje t beyond the side edgiof tin. channel-lair and together with said Z-har if) and the outer face of the flange of the clnrnncl-bnr forms the L- shaped recess in which the side edge portion and flange of the next chunncl-bcani A is adapted to be rccch-cd, the latter being held therein against lateral n'loveinent in all directions, as will be obvious. Both of said Z-bars B and C may be secured to the channel-bar by means of bolts D,passin through 5 5 the first-named flanges thereof an through the Web of the channel-bar, or said Z-bars may be maintained loosely in position on said channelbar in the following manner. 1

I provide afoot-piece E, consisting of a cast block the body of which corresponds in shape and in size with the cross-sectional area of two abutting flanged portions of adjacent oppositely-disposed channel-bars and which at its upper end is cut, away on one-half its area to provide a recess in which the flanged portion of one of said channel-bars is adapted to be received, the flanged portion of the other channel-beam being adapted to rest upon the projecting portion F of said block. A bolt G passes through said portion F of said block, through the flange of the firstnamed channel-beam extending into said rece'ss or cut-away portion of sand block, and through the webs of said Z-barsB and C, the latter being thus secured at one end to the channel-bar and at their other ends or throughout practically their entire flanges being free. In driving a unit thus construct-' ed the Z-bars will obviously be drawn into the ground with the channel-bar, and the pressure of-the earth on said Z-bars will act to maintain said bar 0 firmly in position on the channel-bar and will serve also to crowd said bar B against the outer corner of the channel-bar. The upper end ortion of the latter may then easily be force outwardly to admit the flanged portion of the next unit into the recess between the Web portionof said bar B and flan e of said driven channel: bar. In driving t e next unitsaid bar-B will obviously be crowded outwardlyto admit the flange of said second unit, and after the latter has been driventhe projectin u per ends of said Z-bars may obviousy e bolted to the upper ends of said channel-bars by means of a bolt Hand other bolts disposed in alinenicnt with the bolt D. The; ressure of the earth would of itself maintain a l of said parts in proper relative position, aswillbe apparent. The crowding in of said part may obviously be avoided by primarily bolting or otherwise securing the same to the channelbar throughout its length.

In place of using two Z-bars in the relation above described two angle-irons J and K may be employed, which are secured at one end to said foot-piece F, together with one of before the some is driven in. the manner of said 2';;-bers. If desired, said on le-iron J may be secured to the chermelor with Winch it is driven by moons of bolts or rivets passing through the Web of said chennel-ber and through one flange of said engledron, and said angle-iron K may be secured to the flange of said clmnnehber by means of rivets, as will be obvious, such means for securing said bars being common, and therefore omitted from illustration. it is my intention, moreover, to avoid the use of means for rigidly securing the fibers or channel-irons to the channel-oer throughout the entire lciigths of all ports in order to avoid expense of labor as for es possible, and, furthermore, for the reason that I do not deem. this necessary on account of the action of the earth, the pressure of which will obviously perform the some function {LS bolts or rivets.

in Fig. 3 I have illustrated another modified form of construction, in which. the angle iron L and a; Z-ber M are employed. This construction does not diifer materially from. those previously described, and particular description thereof is therefore omitted.

It will be noted that by means of this constructioiiv the benefit of the full width of" each channel-bar is obtained. The interlocking means, of which many various kinds are employed, are of use only to guidesuccessive units, as eftcrthc units have mice been driven there is little if any danger of their becoming relatively displaced in most instances. Where the piling is subjected. to 'veryunequel pressures, such as would tend to relatively disemcee place too units, means for holding them' one of said unite and serve a, guide for the next adjacent unit, the free portions of said, members being adopted to be maintained in proper position relatively to said units by pressure of the earth.

2. Metal sheet-piling comprising iricombination elternetel or) ositel T disoiniedeimm nel-bers having the outer feces of theirilmwes abutting against each other, end indeoend ent interlocking menus comprising-two opposing members each having two relatively singularly disposed plane portions adopted to receive the free end portion of the flange of one unit and the adjacent Web portion of an. ad ja-ceut unit, afoot'piece connecting said mombers at. one end and on which said units adopted to rest, the free portions of said members being adapted. when driven to be held by pressure of the earth in engagement with the said units to interlock the same.

In testimony whereof I heve sig ed my heme in presence of two subscribing witi liosses.

GEORGE NYE.

Witnesses:

RUDOLPH vhf. Lore, ARTHUR Lore. 

